Saturday, June 30, 2012

I don't have much information about the steel, or aluminum, Cinelli Unica models. I think in about 2000 the switch was made from steel to aluminum. If you have any catalogs or information send me a note.

I invite you to contribute by sending in photographs of your Cinelli
bike, illustrations, personal stories, and articles about Cinelli bikes
and components. Thanks for stopping by. I can be contacted at
veronaman@gmail.com

Book description:
"A beautifully illustrated survey of more than sixty-five years of work by one of the most pioneering and influential names in bicycle design. Since Cino Cinelli began making frames in Italy in the 1940s, Cinelli has set the standards for bicycle and component design. Cinelli has led the evolution of professional cycling and defined the ideal of the classic bicycle: from the classic Supercorsa racing frame to the cutting-edge MASH fixed-gear pursuit bikes ubiquitous on the urban riding scene; from innovations such as the first plastic racing saddles to the controversial Spinaci handlebars, banned from competition; and from timeless components, such as the Alter stem, to iconic meetings of art and design such as Keith Haring’s treatment of the hour record-setting Laser. With contributions by legendary riders such as Felice Gimondi and Gilberto Simoni, and by collaborators, from artists like Mike Giant to designers such as San Francisco’s graphic impresario Benny Gold, and featuring a conversation between fashion designer Sir Paul Smith and Cinelli president Antonio Colombo, Cinelli is the definitive look at how beauty and technology can meet in this simplest form of design."

I invite you to contribute by sending in photographs of your Cinelli bike, illustrations, personal stories, and articles about Cinelli bikes and components. Thanks for stopping by. I can be contacted at veronaman@gmail.com

I invite you to contribute by sending in photographs of your Cinelli
bike, illustrations, personal stories, and articles about Cinelli bikes
and components. Thanks for stopping by. I can be contacted at
veronaman@gmail.com

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Back in February, 2011, I received a note with photos from Gordon Claughton about his Cinelli which he purchased in Singapore in 1961. Fast forward to this past week when I received a note from Robert Freeman with photos of a restoration he did on a "1961 Cinelli from Singapore". Robert had come to own this Cinelli and I was able to put him in contact with Gordon.

"What a great piece of luck to hook up with him, 51 years after he bought the bike," wrote Robert. "Gordon said the bike went away for awhile and he got it back eventually. Had been repainted 3 times before I got it. The bike means so much more to me now."

Robert is co-owner of Elliott Bay Bicycles and does restorations of Cinelli bikes (and other makes). His gallery of this Cinelli restoration is here.

Serial number 6286.

I invite you to contribute by sending in photographs of your Cinelli bike, illustrations, personal stories, and articles about Cinelli bikes and components. Thanks for stopping by. I can be contacted at veronaman@gmail.com